davidkohlbauer
Lead Product Designer / Design Systems / Strategic Ux / Design Thinking Coach
Product designer with 10+ years of experience delivering scalable design solutions for global brands like BMW and SAP. Expert in design systems, enterprise software, and complex cross-platform experiences with measurable business impact. Now focused on bringing human-centered, high-performance design to the fast-evolving crypto and Web3 space.
Experience: 11 years
Yearly salary: $60,000
Hourly rate: $65
Nationality: 🇩🇪 Germany
Residency: 🇹🇠Thailand
Experience
Senior Product Designer, AR/Enterprise Software
SAP 2020 - 2023
Led UX design for SAP’s Warehouse Operator app, an enterprise AR solution improving warehouse efficiency. Defined product vision, conducted user research, and delivered iterative design prototypes in collaboration with Apple’s enterprise team. Improved warehouse task accuracy by 4x through intuitive, heads-up AR interaction models.
UX Designer, Connected Apps
BMW 2018 - 2020
Played a core role in defining the design direction of the MyBMW app, one of the most downloaded automotive apps globally, with 10M+ users. Designed key user journeys for vehicle control, service booking, and remote features, increasing user retention by 25%. Created and scaled the internal design system used by 8+ design teams and over 140+ internal users, ensuring consistent UI and reducing hand-off friction.
UX/UI Designer – Consumer & SaaS Products
Adesso / The Asia / Indy Cloud / 84GHz 2014 - 2018
Delivered responsive, accessible product designs across iOS, Android, and web for travel, ERP, and eCommerce platforms. Launched 3+ MVPs under aggressive deadlines while balancing stakeholder expectations and technical constraints. Led end-to-end design including wireframing, user flows, UI kits, and front-end collaboration in agile environments. Gained early exposure to international product design challenges in high-growth startup and agency settings.
Skills
design
english